This directory has been compiled as a means of sharing some of the activities undertaken in the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Development Units (NDUs) which have formed part of the Nursing Developments Programme at the King's Fund. Descriptions have been included of both small and large scale work as ...
This is the fourth in a series of reports published for the London Commission by the King's Fund. It focuses attention on the question of how transforming health care in London to meet the needs of the next century can be addressed. Reviewing the experience of the last five years, ...
This paper has been prepared as a summary of the discussion at a seminar held at the King's Fund on 30th October 1996. It seeks to clarify the purpose and function of intermediate care and incorporates the range of views held in relation to a number of key issues. It ...
It is widely recognised that there is a group of people who have health care needs, which, while not requiring the facilities of the acute hospital sector, do demand considerable support to regain a maximum level of health. A number of different initiatives have been explored to meet this diverse ...
This is a paper informing the work of the King's Fund London Commission. Its purpose is to describe the range of services that may be usefully categorised as intermediate care, devise a typology or taxonomy of these services, report on the extent and quality of literature on intermediate care, present ...
As part of their work for North Thames Research and Development, the King's Fund collected data on all Betaferon users from December 1995 to September 1996 in the North Thames region. They also organised discussion groups with 24 potential or actual users of the drug. The report looks at who ...
In the spring of 1996, the Implementation Group of North Thames Research and Development allocated £50000 to each of thirteen health authorities for evidence into practice implementation projects. In autumn 1996, the King's Fund Management College was commissioned to evaluate the 17 approved projects. In particular, they were interested in ...
In the spring of 1996, the Implementation Group of North Thames Research and Development allocated £50000 to each of thirteen health authorities for evidence into practice implementation projects. In autumn 1996, the King's Fund Management College was commissioned to evaluate the 17 approved projects. In particular, they were interested in ...
This project followed the introduction of beta-interferon in one health region. It provided the opportunity to pilot many helpful approaches to the active management of drugs in health authorities. The report concludes that many of the approaches used in this situation were successful and could be applied to future similar ...
This report addresses two questions: which factors influence people with relapsing remitting MS to come forward for new drug therapies?, and what do these group of people with MS want from an organisation such as the Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSS)? In addressing the first question, the authors discuss various discouraging ...